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at that meeting late last year, defense secretary chuck hagel told all the other defense secretaries in nato that by the next time they all got together, the u.s. and afghanistan would likely have signed a deal to arrange for some number of u.s. troops to stay on in afghanistan even after the nominal end of the war this year. he told the other defense ministers when we next meet in february, we expect that by then the president of afghanistan will have signed this deal. well, that next meeting in february is tomorrow. tomorrow chuck hagel is meeting again with all of those other defense ministers from all the other nato countries. the next meeting is tomorrow and the president of afghanistan has not signed that deal even though the u.s. had told those defense ministers we expected that by now it would be a done deal. it seemed like the afghan president was going to sign it. the deal was finalized and put in writing in november. the afghan government convened aloya jerga for all the tribal elders in afghanistan to weigh in on it and resoundingly said the afghan president should sign t
at that meeting late last year, defense secretary chuck hagel told all the other defense secretaries in nato that by the next time they all got together, the u.s. and afghanistan would likely have signed a deal to arrange for some number of u.s. troops to stay on in afghanistan even after the nominal end of the war this year. he told the other defense ministers when we next meet in february, we expect that by then the president of afghanistan will have signed this deal. well, that next meeting...
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turns out, dick cheney having been a defense secretary, certainly knows this. turns out a lot of food stamps go to military families. i want to put up a defense department review that showed last year military families more reliant on food stamps in 2013 than any previous year. $100 million in food stamp spending in military grocery stores there. have been food stamp cuts as well. if you take his cheap attack at face value, it's wrong. number two, what's wrong with food stamps that are going to help people in need including our veterans and their families? >> there's nothing wrong with it. the other thing, nondefense discretionary spending has actually grown less under obama than defense has. i mean, people forget sequestration applies to everything else other than entitlements and obama has proposed basically that the extra $50 billion he's asked for will be split between the pentagon and all the other agencies. and, you know, even with the budget this year that, you know, hagel's budget under sequestration, that only brings us back to 2007 levels in real term
turns out, dick cheney having been a defense secretary, certainly knows this. turns out a lot of food stamps go to military families. i want to put up a defense department review that showed last year military families more reliant on food stamps in 2013 than any previous year. $100 million in food stamp spending in military grocery stores there. have been food stamp cuts as well. if you take his cheap attack at face value, it's wrong. number two, what's wrong with food stamps that are going to...
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oden lloyd here, what is the latest on his defense and this process moving forward here in this case? >> right now there's a gag order in the case. and his defense is obviously once more -- wants more documents and data from the prosecution as to what evidence they have against hernandez. that's winding its way through the court system. so far there's no trial date. there are three other defendants in the case and these people are being grilled. drips and drabs are coming out in regards to the documents, but the case against aaron hernandez are still unfolding and there are a number of court hearings that need to take place later this year and later this month and next month. there's also the question of the murder weapon. so far according to sources we have, law enforcement sources, they still have not found the murder weapon in the oden lloyd slaying. >> wow, all right, mike, thank you for joining us this morning. >> thanks a lot. >>> well, up next, a new stand-your-ground controversy in florida. a judge is, quote, reluctantly returning guns over to a blind florida man acquitted for
oden lloyd here, what is the latest on his defense and this process moving forward here in this case? >> right now there's a gag order in the case. and his defense is obviously once more -- wants more documents and data from the prosecution as to what evidence they have against hernandez. that's winding its way through the court system. so far there's no trial date. there are three other defendants in the case and these people are being grilled. drips and drabs are coming out in regards...
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this proposed law would probably give a business in that case a pretty good defense. not so clear if a business owner said, i'm not going to serve you because of your religious beliefs, that would run afoul of the arizona public accommodation law. how much this religious freedom restoration act would be an escape hatch from that isn't completely clear, but it would be a much tougher case. >> one more quick question to you, pete. i want to ask about the question of potential constitution aalit. has there been any talk about whether something like this would be on its face potentially unconstitutional. >> there are many who believe it would be but it's an untested case. but the core of this is the notion that a business should have religious freedom. that is turning out to be a very controversial view, but it's going to get an airing at the u.s. supreme court next month because that is the theory of two businesses who say they should not have to pay for contraceptive care under the new obamacare law. the hobby lobby and a woodworking company in the midwest both say they
this proposed law would probably give a business in that case a pretty good defense. not so clear if a business owner said, i'm not going to serve you because of your religious beliefs, that would run afoul of the arizona public accommodation law. how much this religious freedom restoration act would be an escape hatch from that isn't completely clear, but it would be a much tougher case. >> one more quick question to you, pete. i want to ask about the question of potential constitution...
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we are cutting defense spending. we were talking about infrastructure, potholes, state funding. >> you have to make sacrifices. >> in the previous segment. the people who are serious want to pick up the amendment. if there's any room to maneuver or wiggle, i don't think the way they've approached the tax code gives me a lot of real faith. capital gains is an important area. by the way, to abby's point, you want to know a big idea, hold up or down votes on the floor. the speaker can put each one of these out. what i think happens here is similar to what happens on immigration. there's some piecemeal conversations but you can't actually get a vote on what i think are the most important parts. the capital gains thing, i'll end here, it's a problem because today's wealthy americans make more money through stock dividends than were before in history. >> right. >> our tax code has not caught up with that. you were alluding to that. if we don't deal with that, and i think deal with it in a much more assertive way, then we w
we are cutting defense spending. we were talking about infrastructure, potholes, state funding. >> you have to make sacrifices. >> in the previous segment. the people who are serious want to pick up the amendment. if there's any room to maneuver or wiggle, i don't think the way they've approached the tax code gives me a lot of real faith. capital gains is an important area. by the way, to abby's point, you want to know a big idea, hold up or down votes on the floor. the speaker can...
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there's no defense of what was there. what we need now is not to get into an old cold war confrontation. we need to work together in what does not have to be a zero sudden game to provide the capacity of the people of ukraine to choose their future. that's all that's at stake. >> i want to ask you about syria. for three years we have watched horrific pictures. you spoke of this when you were senator, obviously now you've got the lead role on it, horrible pictures. i looked at video of a child weeping over his mother's body after a barrel bomb was dropped on her and other civilians by the regime. just today this picture on the wire is from the refugee camp in damascus. why isn't this genocide? >> well, andrea, that gets into all kinds of definitions. what it is is wholesale killing of your own people. >> but it's killing of one or another ethnic group by a minority leadership? >> i don't want to get into definitions. what he is doing is outrageous, unconscionable, unacceptable, disgraceful, craven, it's horrendous. and we
there's no defense of what was there. what we need now is not to get into an old cold war confrontation. we need to work together in what does not have to be a zero sudden game to provide the capacity of the people of ukraine to choose their future. that's all that's at stake. >> i want to ask you about syria. for three years we have watched horrific pictures. you spoke of this when you were senator, obviously now you've got the lead role on it, horrible pictures. i looked at video of a...
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among the proposals in the defense department's 2015 budget, shrinking the army from 522,000 to 440,000, the lowest level since 1940. that would save $3.5 billion by retiring the air force's entire a-10 fleet. it would place half of the navy's cruiser fleet in reduced operating status. reforming military compensation packages. and then, also, asking congress for yet another round of base closing and realignments in 2017. now, secretary hagel said tuesday the recommendations were made after weighing the risks against fiscal reality. >> the world's unpredictable. i get that. you have to be prepared. i get that. but you also have to use some common sense. would you rather have more soldiers than less? of course, you would. of course, you would. but it's also the reality, if we couldn't have unlimited resources here. >> now, the pentagon's budget, it depends on what you want to call a cut. right now, it's set at $496 billion. it's the same as the 2014, to keep in line with the budget caps under the sequester. but the pentagon is also asking for an extra $26 billion above and beyond sequestr
among the proposals in the defense department's 2015 budget, shrinking the army from 522,000 to 440,000, the lowest level since 1940. that would save $3.5 billion by retiring the air force's entire a-10 fleet. it would place half of the navy's cruiser fleet in reduced operating status. reforming military compensation packages. and then, also, asking congress for yet another round of base closing and realignments in 2017. now, secretary hagel said tuesday the recommendations were made after...
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zimmerman claimed he killed the unarmed teen in self defense. since then, zimmerman remained in the news at times, twice received warnings, once was issued a speeding violation, also charged in november with aggravated assault of his girlfriend. those charges were later dropped and since his acquittal, the debate over the role of race and stand your ground laws has continued. those laws did originate in florida and they've only intensified as a political issue, particularly after a recent mistrial of michael dunn on the trial of first-degree murder in the case of the shooting of jordan davis, also in florida, fatally shot. that was just months after trayvon martin. we're going to turn here to our guests, editor and chief of global grind, michael, and yamiche. how do you do? >> doing all right. >> i want to start, yamiche, with your interview of sabrina mcbath and put up something she said to you, the mother of jordan davis. "it's an established mindset that young black males in this country are dangerous and they are people to be feared." that's
zimmerman claimed he killed the unarmed teen in self defense. since then, zimmerman remained in the news at times, twice received warnings, once was issued a speeding violation, also charged in november with aggravated assault of his girlfriend. those charges were later dropped and since his acquittal, the debate over the role of race and stand your ground laws has continued. those laws did originate in florida and they've only intensified as a political issue, particularly after a recent...
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essentially planning for a post 2014 mission and there are a lot of complexities involved in asking the defense department to plan for a zero option that is a full withdral. >> reporter: karzai may leave him no choice. >> i can't ask men and women to serve in a country without the protections afforded by bilateral security agreement. >> reporter: karzai used the security agreement to try to pry concessions out of the u.s. there's a chance, but no guarantees, that presidential elections could elect a new afghan president who may sign the agreement. the white house was planning to leave as many as 10,000 u.s. troops in afghanistan to train and assist afghan forces. instead plans now begin to withdraw all 34,000 american forces from afghanistan. but the biggest challenge will be removing the millions of tons of u.s. military gear all in a tight ten-month time frame. general dempsey warns al qaeda is still alive and active here and worries about leaving that job undone. >> so we need to have an able to have a dread credible, stable, reliable partner in afghanistan against al qaeda for the foreseeab
essentially planning for a post 2014 mission and there are a lot of complexities involved in asking the defense department to plan for a zero option that is a full withdral. >> reporter: karzai may leave him no choice. >> i can't ask men and women to serve in a country without the protections afforded by bilateral security agreement. >> reporter: karzai used the security agreement to try to pry concessions out of the u.s. there's a chance, but no guarantees, that presidential...
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you didn't hear much of a defense of why isn't the president doing more? he says he has the power of the opinion and of the phone and why isn't he doing more? a few of them agave to him at a personal but we just disagree. i think we can do better than a minimum wage economy. i don't think it good to wave the white flag of surrender and say we can't do better than 2% economic growth in what is one of the weakest recoveries since the end of the second world war. >> yesterday you talked about waving the white flag of surrender. a lot of people wondered what you meant specifically. i understand what you're saying. why don't you talk to our viewers what that means. what you believe the -- in instead of what's he's pushing for, job, growth, opportunity. explain that. >> sure. the government's policy is a complete mess, whether it's higher taxes, more borrowing and it seems as though the white house has seized on the minimum wage debate and they're going to seize on that. we have a 32-year record low in terms of people in the workforce, people are dropping out. u
you didn't hear much of a defense of why isn't the president doing more? he says he has the power of the opinion and of the phone and why isn't he doing more? a few of them agave to him at a personal but we just disagree. i think we can do better than a minimum wage economy. i don't think it good to wave the white flag of surrender and say we can't do better than 2% economic growth in what is one of the weakest recoveries since the end of the second world war. >> yesterday you talked...
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only with the example you talked about but it wasn't long ago that president clinton was signing the defense of marriage act. this is bending forward but it's bending forward fast. >> the arc of history bends towards justice and sharply so it seems at in moment in time. freedom to marry's mark mckinnon, thank you as always for your time and thoughts. >> thanks, alex. kick it hard. >>> after the break, scores of rebel fighters are slaughtered in the outskirts of damascus and secretary kerry says the president is dissatisfied with the situation in syria. we'll have a full report next on "now." are you ready grandma? just a second, sweetie. [ female announcer ] we eased your back pain, you turned up the fun. tylenol® provides strong pain relief while being gentle on your stomach. but for everything we do, we know you do so much more. tylenol®. ♪ every now and then i get a little bit hungry ♪ ♪ and there's nothing good around ♪ ♪ turn around, barry ♪ i finally found the right snack ♪ [ female announcer ] fiber one. ♪ i finally found the right snack ♪ iwe don't back down. we o
only with the example you talked about but it wasn't long ago that president clinton was signing the defense of marriage act. this is bending forward but it's bending forward fast. >> the arc of history bends towards justice and sharply so it seems at in moment in time. freedom to marry's mark mckinnon, thank you as always for your time and thoughts. >> thanks, alex. kick it hard. >>> after the break, scores of rebel fighters are slaughtered in the outskirts of damascus and...